Posts Tagged ‘civil rights’
History of I Have A Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. – 60 Years Ago
HISTORY OF THE I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH It was 60 years ago that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. It continues to echo down the halls of history six decades later. On August 28, 1963, the occasion for his speech was the March on Washington at the…
Read MoreHistory of Juneteenth: and the Emancipation Proclamation
HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH: and the Emancipation Proclamation June Nineteenth, or Juneteenth, marks the celebration of the emancipation of African-American slaves in Texas in 1865. While the annual celebration started in Texas the following year in 1866 – and became an official Texas state holiday there in 1980 – this formerly obscure holiday is now observed…
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